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Let’s Speculate Wildly About Which Mid-Tier Firm is About to Announce a Private Equity Deal (UPDATE)
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Let’s Speculate Wildly About Which Mid-Tier Firm is About to Announce a Private Equity Deal (UPDATE)

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • November 15, 2024

Someone on r/accounting with a very legit-looking username and sparse comment history said today that […]

One Quarter of Firms Say They’re Offshoring, Another 12 Percent Plan to Start
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One Quarter of Firms Say They’re Offshoring, Another 12 Percent Plan to Start

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • November 8, 2024

This Journal of Accountancy article was mentioned in last Friday’s Footnotes (*ahem* Footnotes a wrap-up […]

CPA Candidates Would Like to Know Why We Can Determine Presidents in a Day But Not CPA Exam Scores
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CPA Candidates Would Like to Know Why We Can Determine Presidents in a Day But Not CPA Exam Scores

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • November 6, 2024

Asks a user on r/CPA: “The United States can count millions [of] votes in one […]

Feeling Burned Out? Join the Club
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Feeling Burned Out? Join the Club

  • Going Concern News Desk
  • November 4, 2024

Bad news, everyone. America is burned out. No, this isn’t going to be about the […]

Bold Move Listing ‘Lucrative Compensation’ As One of Five Reasons to Pursue Accounting, Montclair State
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Bold Move Listing ‘Lucrative Compensation’ As One of Five Reasons to Pursue Accounting, Montclair State

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • October 10, 2024

In a post published on October 7th by Montclair State University titled “Top 5 Reasons […]

Weekend Discussion: TurboTax Declares Itself Direct Competition of Tax Pros
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Weekend Discussion: TurboTax Declares Itself Direct Competition of Tax Pros

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • October 5, 2024

How are we feeling about this new TurboTax ad? How X is feeling. TurboTax states […]

Unsubstantiated Conspiracy Theory of the Day: The AICPA Wants You to Fail the CPA Exam
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Unsubstantiated Conspiracy Theory of the Day: The AICPA Wants You to Fail the CPA Exam

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 24, 2024

The AICPA, NASBA, and state boards make the CPA exam harder than it needs to […]

Weekend Discussion: Firms Really Aren’t Helping This Pipeline Problem, You Guys
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Weekend Discussion: Firms Really Aren’t Helping This Pipeline Problem, You Guys

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 21, 2024

As you may have seen, RSM US laid off a bunch of people yesterday — […]

QOTD: “Now We Don’t Have to Pay People Out When They Leave Which Is Just Good Business”
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QOTD: “Now We Don’t Have to Pay People Out When They Leave Which Is Just Good Business”

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 20, 2024

Today’s quote of the day comes from a post on r/KPMG: Things feel worse than […]

Benevolent Overlords of CPA Licensure Float Batshit Insane Idea to Prove Competency, Not Just Credits
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Benevolent Overlords of CPA Licensure Float Batshit Insane Idea to Prove Competency, Not Just Credits

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 12, 2024

Bullied into submission by vocal opponents of the 150-hour rule and watching CPA exam candidate […]

Can Anyone Help This Eager Applicant Figure Out Why They Can’t Get an Interview at Deloitte?
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Can Anyone Help This Eager Applicant Figure Out Why They Can’t Get an Interview at Deloitte?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 12, 2024

It’s truly a mystery why this is happening.

Dumbass Take of the Day: This Guy
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Dumbass Take of the Day: This Guy

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • September 10, 2024

Who else remembers when they said TurboTax would put tax preparers completely out of business? […]

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The Only Piece of Advice You Need to Survive Layoffs at Your Firm

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 7, 2024

Comment on "How are layoffs decisions really made?" via r/Big4 If it backfires so what, they were going to lay you off anyway. I really hope this advice gets sucked…

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Weekend Discussion: Let’s Talk Counteroffers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • June 29, 2024

Earlier this week, a recruiter told me a story about a job seeker who was already employed but looking to jump elsewhere. She interviewed with a firm that really loved…

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Mischievous Deloitte Partner on Why ‘Keep Doing What You’re Doing’ Is the Worst Career Advice

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 14, 2024

Financial Review has profiled Deloitte Australia boss Adam Powick and we're choosing to ignore the ongoing drama over there on that side of the world to instead latch onto this…

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